678 Happiness Through Hardship with Chris Guillebeau

Published: Aug. 10, 2018, 3:10 a.m.

b'WHAT IS YOUR UNDERLYING MOTIVATION?\\nWe\\u2019ve all been through a lot in life. I know there\\u2019s been a lot of times you\\u2019ve felt tested, and even just beat down.\\nAs you\\u2019ve gone through these challenges you\\u2019ve acquired sets of skills to help you get through them. Those are important skills that have helped you along your journey, whether you realize it or not.\\nUnfortunately, though, your skills may not help you with what\\u2019s next. Life is about continually growing your tool box and being adaptive and not giving up on what you were meant to do.\\nEven though it may be hard to know what that is, you just have to follow your heart. Live for yourself, not for others.\\nThat doesn\\u2019t mean be malicious. You still need compassion and companionship. Just know you can do good for yourself and others at the same time.\\nOn this episode of 5 Minute Friday, I wanted to bring you back and episode from Chris Guillebeau.\\nChris is a NY TImes Best Selling Author, a modern day explorer, and has been to nearly every country in the world.\\nHe\\u2019s certainly faced an overwhelming amount of challenges, some we can only imagine. That\\u2019s why I felt he was the best person to dive even deeper into this lesson.\\nLearn all about compassion and building your skill sets through your personal trials, on Episode 678.\\nIn This Episode You Will Learn:\\nWhat makes a true quest (00:42)\\nHow to know when to continue the quest and when to stop (1:39)\\nWhy you need to keep building skill sets (2:24)\\nSomething you should give that\\u2019s better than advice (3:49)\\nIf Chris feels he\\u2019s been getting enough companionship (4:16)\\nChris\\u2019 definition of happiness (5:18)'